WildfireRiskFinder

Haysville, IN

Haysville, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers

Low
15thpercentile nationally

USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Haysville at the 15th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 287 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)

Separately from the risk score above, Haysville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 16th percentile nationally.

What "at risk" means for the buildings here

287Total buildings
64.1%Direct exposure
35.9%Indirect exposure
0%Minimal exposure

64.1% of Haysville's 287 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 184 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 35.9% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.

Haysville against the rest of the country

Within Indiana, Haysville ranks higher (69th percentile) than it does nationally (15th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Haysville ranks 26,655 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,981 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 298 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.

Shopping for coverage in Haysville

Haysville's low rating (15th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.

Hardening a home in Haysville

Because Direct exposure dominates in Haysville (64.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.

Where Haysville's figures come from

Every one of the two percentiles behind Haysville's 26,655-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Haysville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.